GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |